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This set of 6 CDs contains Captain & Tennilles entire recorded history from 1975  1980. Every song from their four A&M and two Casablanca albums have been digitally remastered for this release. Original album titles included are LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER, SONG OF JOY, COME IN FROM THE RAIN, DREAM, MAKE YOUR MOVE and KEEPING OUR LOVE WARM.

Song highlights include C&T's #1 hits Love Will Keep Us Together and Do That To Me One More Time. Plus, all of their other Top 40 tunes: The Way I Want To Touch You, Lonely Night (Angel Face,) Shop Around, Muskrat Love, Cant Stop Dancin and You Never Done It Like That.

The feel-good music of Captain & Tennille is part of the life-soundtrack to millions and is a fond reminder of more innocent times, smiling faces and LOVE.

Now, let Captain & Tennilles songs of joy do that to you one more time only this time on CD!

About the Artist

As Captain & Tennille, Toni Tennille and Daryl "The Captain" Dragon not only had the best-selling song of 1975, but also won the Grammy Award Record of the Year for "Love Will Keep Us Together." Billboard magazine also ranks them in the Top 10 recording duos of all-time, in very good company with the likes of Simon & Garfunkel, Carpenters, Hall & Oates and the couple that paved the way for their TV variety show, Sonny & Cher.

It started for Toni & Daryl in September 1973, when they financed their initial recording of "The Way I Want to Touch You" and released it on their own Butterscotch Castle label. The song earned significant airplay in Los Angeles, resulting in the duo being signed to their first major recording deal at A&M Records. This husband and wife team kicked off their recording career in style when their debut single, the Neil Sedaka penned "Love Will Keep Us Together" went straight to # 1 and was the best-selling record of 1975...and the hits just kept on coming!

Amidst the flurry of hit songs, 1976 brought Captain & Tennille their own weekly television variety show on ABC, which ran just one season (and has just been released on a 3-DVD collection.)

Today, theres no place like home for Toni & Daryl, as they much prefer their own surroundings to life on the road. Its been 30 years since their chart debut - and theyve still got the music in them, with two new 2005 holiday songs, "Saving Up Christmas" and "Tahoe Snow."

Sedaka may have been back in 1975...but its Captain & Tennille who are back in 2005!

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Love Will Keep Us Together

2. Disney Girls

3. The Way I Want To Touch You

4. Cuddle Up

5. Good Songs

6. God Only Knows

7. Honey Come Love Me

8. Feel Like A Man

9. Broddy Bounce

10. Gentle Stranger

11. I Write the Songs

Disc: 2

1. Song of Joy

2. Lonely Night (Angel Face)

3. Mind Your Love

4. Smile For Me One More Time

5. Shop Around

6. Going Bananas

7. Butterscotch Castle

8. Muskrat Love

9. Thank You, Baby

10. Wedding Song (There Is Love)

11. 1954 Boogie Blue

Disc: 3

1. Come In From the Rain

2. Sad Eyes

3. Let Mama Know

4. Easy Evil

5. Cant Stop Dancin

6. Dont Be Scared

7. Circles

8. Ladybug

9. Happier Than the Morning Sun

10. Ka-Ding-Dong

11. We Never Really Say Goodbye

Disc: 4

1. Im On My Way

2. You Never Done It Like That

3. Dixie Hummingbird

4. You Need A Woman Tonight

5. Love Me Like A Baby

6. Love Is Spreading Over the World

7. D Keyboard Blues

8. Good Enough

9. If There Were Time

10. Back To the Island

11. Dream

Disc: 5

1. Love On a Shoestring

2. No Love In the Morning

3. Deep In the Dark

4. How Can You Be So Cold

5. Do That To Me One More Time

6. Happy Together (A Fantasy)

7. Baby You Still Got It

8. Never Make Your Move Too Soon

Disc: 6

1. Keepin' Our Love Warm

2. Until You Come Back To Me

3. Gentle Stranger

4. But I Think Its a Dream

5. Since I Fell For You

6. Dont Forget Me

7. Song For My Father

8. This Is Not the First Time

9. Your Good Thing (Is About To End)

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The Captain and Tennille were the first concert I ever went to (CA Mid-State Fair, 1977), and they have remained among my favorite groups ever since. I don't have much to add that hasn't already been said by the other reviewers, but numbers count, so here is my take:

THE GROUP - C&T are wonderful musicians. Toni's voice fills the room with sonorant beauty and is capable of great subtlety and great passion. Daryl's arrangements run the entire gamut of musical genre, and are wildly energetic when needed, as well as tender and subtle when appropriate. Any musician will take note of his arranging, playing and producing skills, but his instrumentation never takes center stage away from Toni's amazing vocals.

One thing I love about this couple is their "geek" factor. They are not afraid to sing about happy things. "Love is Spreading All Over the World" is a prime example of a great song with a positive message - yes, a little bit "Up with People," but also just great music. There's a tendency for me to think that anything I loved as a teenager isn't as sophisticated as my current tastes, but C&T are different. They exude innocence and positivity, but with a great deal of musical sophistication - just as refreshing to listen to today as they were exciting to listen to 30 years ago.

THE COLLECTION - Wow! I have never heard better mastering on a collection of material. I have had their Greatest Hits CD for years. An A-B comparison of "Come In From The Rain" from the Greatest Hits CD and this collection is no contest. So far I've just listened through my Harman Kardon computer speakers, but the stereo imaging on the new song, and the lush EQ, and presence, are dramatically improved. In fact the sound quality is so excellent that it actually draws attention to itself. This is one amazing release.

THE PROS - The sound quality, the first 3 albums, C&T themselves, the comprehensiveness of the collection, the honest and self-effacing booklet notes written by Toni

THE CONS - I haven't really warmed up to the two later albums, "Make Your Move" and "Keeping Our Love Warm". Also, many of the synth sounds are fairly dated. The box design is weird, with the album cover art on the sleeves, rather than the CD booklets, and the back cover of every booklet is an ad for the DVD.

THE END - The world needs more of Captain and Tennille. Do your part. GET THIS COLLECTION!

I won't review each individual album of this 6-disc set. In general, Captain & Tennille are very enjoyable. I was a fan at age 10 with the LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER album. Hearing it 30 years later was a treat. As an adult I was struck by how hopelessly romantic C&T's music is ... and that's a good thing! Toni Tennille can sing a ballad or love song like nobody's business! I was less familiar with the later albums (DREAM, MAKE YOUR MOVE, and KEEPING OUR LOVE WARM), but there are "songs of joy" on them that the average listener will discover for the first time. Some of Daryl Dragon's arrangements can get too "synthesized" and do not hold up all these years later. But that's a minor quibble. Most of the songs are pop magic. I had forgotten what a soulful, bluesy singer Tennille can be. Some of my favorite tracks are straight-up blues tunes ("Mind Your Love" and the fantastic "Never Make A Move Too Soon"). Deep cuts which I recommend are: "Disney Girls" (brilliant!) ... "Love Me Like A Baby" (by Tennille ... gorgeous!) ... "Ladybug" (lyrics are a bit obvious, but Tennille's gentle vocal is supreme) ... "Happy Together" (an Arabian sound adventure - it's so OVER THE TOP that it's a guilty pleasure).

Lastly, I just wanted to comment about how much joy this CD set has brought me. The big duo from the 70s that seems to get all the attention is The Carpenters. And while Karen Carpenters voice was fantastic, I believe Captain and Tennille are usually the brunt of jokes, rather than respected artists. After listening to the entire set of their albums, I believe they are true pop song-smiths ... Tennille is one of our best pop singers -- right up there with Carpenter, Olivia Newton-John, and Streisand.

Captain & Tennille were the top husband-wife MOR pop duo of the mid-to-late 1970s,spawing massive smash hits like the #1s "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Do That To Me One More Time" and the Top Tenners "Lonely Nights(Angel Face)","The Way I Want Touch You","Shop Around","You Never Done It Like That"and the love-it-or-hate-it "Muskrat Love".There have been many complilations in recent years,but their albums (save"LWKUT"and"SOJ")have been out of print-until now.Each of the 6 album's original Daryl Dragon master tapes have been brillantly remastered by Robert Vosgien and Don Murray on CD,making them more lush and sweet than ever on great album tracks like "Cuddle Up","Mind Your Love","Honey Come Love Me","Happier Than The Morning Sun","Easy Evil","Back To The Island"and"Baby You Still Got It",as well as the AC radio faves "Circles","Song Of Joy","I'm On My Way","You Need A Woman Tonight","Wedding Song(There Is Love)"and the goofy yet fun disco cover Of "Happy Together".The CD inserts include notes by Toni Tennille(you get to know the REAL meaning of "Do That To Me One More Time"-not as risque as I thought)and pictures of 45s,memorabilla and,of course,C&T.The only drawback is the lack of unreleased bonus tracks,but that's nitpicking.So forget about this "guilty pleasure" nonsense-this music will give you nothing but musical pleasure.

... and it sounds better than ever! I had 'Song Of Joy" and "Come In From The Rain" on A&M cassettes in the 70's, "Make Your Move" on a CD-R from used Casablanca vinyl and "Love Will Keep Us Together" on a Rebound/A&M CD in the 90's. That being said, the sound on this remastered collection is breathtaking! Toni has such an incredible voice and Daryl's keyboards and production are second-to-none. Toni's liner notes are short but there are several reproductions of 45 RPM picture sleeves and Billboard chart clippings for added interest. As other reviewers have noted, the CD booklets don't always use the orignal LP cover artwork but there are many pictures that appear to be outtakes from the photo shoots for those covers. A great bargain and many hours of listening pleasure!